Opinion

We’ve already Taken the 14 Steps to Fascism

What happens after authoritarians seize power?

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It’s clear, we have already walked quite a ways down the path to outright fascism. Anyone that says otherwise is lying to your face. We’re there.

Just as a refresher, I looked up the 19 year old article by author Dr. L. Britt. In it he lays out the 14 step program all authoritarians inevitably use to lock a society down. It’s predictable, tried and demonstrably true.

And we’ve done all of them.

The 14 Characteristics of Fascism, by Lawrence Britt, Spring 2003

Dr. Britt’s list includes:
- Powerful and continuing nationalism.
- Rampant sexism.
- Obsession with national security.
- Religion and Governments intertwining.
- Protection of corporate power.
- Controlled mass media.
- Fraudulent elections.